Wally Judge, Jamar Samuels and Martavious Irving supplied 10 points each for
the Wildcats (3-0), who will face Gonzaga Monday night in a semifinal in
Kansas City.

Pullen moved past Cartier Martin into sixth place on the Wildcats' all-time
scoring list with 1,554.

Al'Lonzo Coleman scored 15 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, while Josh
Johnson provided 14 points and seven boards for the Blue Hose (0-2), who lost
their season-opener to Vanderbilt last Friday.

"I could not be prouder of our team," said Presbyterian head coach Gregg
Nibert. "We had to make Kansas State play defense and not turn the ball over.
Obviously, I think when we turn the ball over that it costs us. We had 18
turnovers to their four. I think we have one of the best low-post players in
the country in Coleman. He can score on the block."

Facing a 14-point deficit at the half, the visitors chipped away and pulled to
within 61-57 on a Jake Troyli three-pointer with just under 10 minutes to
play.

A little more than a minute later, Khalid Mutakabbir knocked down a trifecta
to trim the Kansas State advantage to 63-60.

The game remained close down the stretch, and with under three minutes left K-
State received a Samuels tip-in for a six-point lead. The Wildcats forced
several turnovers before a McGruder trifecta made it a 74-65 game with 52
seconds to play, dashing any hopes of a major upset.

"I was not happy with any part of the game today," Kansas State head coach
Frank Martin said. "I thought that we were lethargic. I thought we were
disinterested. I thought defensively we were bad from the jump. By no way,
shape or form do I want to take anything away from Presbyterian. They deserved
to win today."

Presbyterian stayed close for most of the first half before a 10-2 spurt gave
the Wildcats a 36-22 advantage with 3:20 to play before the intermission.

Pullen's three-pointer with about a minute left gave the hosts a 44-30 lead at
the break.

Game Notes

Pullen had his 79th career double figure scoring game. He has led the team in
scoring 34 times...Irving's 10 points were a career-best...The Wildcats have
won 25 of their last 26 November home games, including 10 straight since
November 29, 2008...Kansas State is 6-0 all-time against the Big South
Conference...Presbyterian returned all five starters from a 5-26 team that
made its Division I debut last season. The Clinton, South Carolina
school has approximately 1,200 undergraduates, making it one of the
smallest schools at the Division I level.